Golf clubs

• US 6,383,090 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2000
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Guy Mount III, Oʼdoherty, J. Bryan
• Original Assignee: Guy Mount III, Oʼdoherty, J. Bryan
• Inventors: Mount, Guy III, OʼDoherty, J. Bryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US09/560,431
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/329, 473/332, 473/345, 473/346, 473/305, 473/349, 473/350, 473/342
• US Class Current: 473/329
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type

Abstract

A golf club that has a reinforcement wall within the body of the club in close proximity behind the striking face.

Claims

1. A metal wood golf club comprising:

a metal head having a front substantially vertical striking face wall and an ellipsoid configured body defining an inner cavity defining a cavity length, said face wall secured to said ellipsoid body, said face wall produced from a hard metal selected to minimize or avoid flexing of the metal of said face wall when impacting a golf ball and thereby to minimize velocity loss that occurs in rebounding of a golf ball from the face wall;

a substantially vertical second wall inset from said face wall and secured substantially at its entire periphery to said ellipsoid body at a position rearward of said face wall and said second wall, said second wall spaced no greater from said face wall than half the length of said cavity; and

said face wall, said second wall and said body wall portion cooperatively structured to define an enclosed and empty sub-cavity whereby transfer of ball impact to the second wall occurs only through the interconnecting body wall portion.

2. A metal wood golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein the second wall is spaced from said face wall no greater than about 9 mm.

3. A metal wood golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein the second wall is spaced from said face wall about 6 mm.

4. A metal wood golf club comprising:

a metal head having a substantially vertical striking face wall of hard metal selected to minimize or avoid flexing when impacted by a golf ball, an ellipsoid body of metal and defining an inner cavity having a cross sectional reinforcing wall having a periphery matching the configuration of the inner cavity at a position spaced close to and inwardly of said striking face wall but maintaining a space from the striking face wall, said reinforcing wall secured continuously at its periphery to the inside surface of the body and thereby confining absorption of impact on the striking face to that portion of the body between the reinforcing wall and striking face said striking face wall, said reinforcing wall and said portion of the body defining an empty sub-cavity whereby transfer of ball impact to the reinforcing wall occurs only through said portion of the body.

5. A metal wood golf club as defined in claim 4 wherein the body top and sides and the reinforcing wall are integrally formed in a molding operation.

6. A metal wood golf club as defined in claim 4 wherein a hosel for supporting a shaft is secured to the body at a position substantially between the striking face and reinforcing wall.